HGA232/332: This unit is designed for students enrolled in the Criminology major and for new employees of Department of Justice. It is also available as an elective for the Sociology major.
HGA232/332 has a quota. If you cannot enrol this unit via eStudentCentre due to the quota, please contact the unit coordinator for permission to enrol.
HGA532: This unit is designed for students enrolled in the criminology and corrections postgraduate programme and for new employees of Department of Justice who have previous tertiary qualifications.
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HGA232
H Distance(H,L,W,I,N)
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Winter
H
Distance
01-JUN-2013
12-JUN-2013
24-JUN-2013
14-JUL-2013
Winter
H
On Campus
01-JUN-2013
12-JUN-2013
24-JUN-2013
14-JUL-2013
Winter
I
Distance
01-JUN-2013
12-JUN-2013
24-JUN-2013
14-JUL-2013
Winter
L
Distance
01-JUN-2013
12-JUN-2013
24-JUN-2013
14-JUL-2013
Winter
N
Distance
01-JUN-2013
12-JUN-2013
24-JUN-2013
14-JUL-2013
Winter
W
Distance
01-JUN-2013
12-JUN-2013
24-JUN-2013
14-JUL-2013
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
This unit is designed to introduce students to the issues and processes associated with working with offenders, particularly those under the authority of corrective services in prison and community corrections. The unit explores issues pertaining directly to how best to work with a wide variety of offender groups, why and how people stop offending (desistance) and how practitioners can support processes of positive change and community reintegration. Topics to be covered include duty of care, 'special populations' of offenders and difficult work situations, safety and security, working with involuntary clients, multi-agency collaboration in justice and health, models of offender management, prison culture, assessment tools and risk management, offender narratives, mental illness and drug use, restorative justice, victim interests, and professional writing in criminal justice. International examples of innovation in offender rehabilitation are showcased from key jurisdictions such as England and Wales, Scotland, Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand. The unit is intended to be relevant and familiar for those already working in the field, in prison and in the community, as well as to introduce contemporary principles and practices to those wishing to do so in the future.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
200 Level - 1 major essay [2500 words] [45%]; test [40%]; tutorial participation [15%] 300 Level - 1 major essay [3000 words] [45%]; test [40%]; tutorial participation [15%] 500 Level - 1 major essay [5000 words] [85%]; tutorial participation [15%]
TEACHING PATTERN:
Internal: a six day intensive, 9:00am - 3:30pm daily, Wednesday 26th June - Wednesday 3 July 2013 (no classes on weekends) Total contact hours = 36
Distance: Online tutorials, lecture recordings, and online resources. Friday 21 June - Tuesday 9 July 2013
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Completion of 1st year pre-requisites for entry into Criminology Major or the Sociology Major, or offer of employment by corrective services and entry into the Associate Degree in Arts
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Web dependent - H,L,W,I,N